'Serial swatter': 18-year-old pleads guilty to making nearly 400 bomb threats, mass shooting calls
A Southern California teenager has pleaded guilty to swatting and calling in more than 375 threats against religious institutions, schools, and other organizations across the country. Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty to four counts of making interstate ...
Lancaster teen accused in hundreds of swatting calls pleads guilty
A Lancaster teen accused of making hundreds of swatting calls and offering swatting-for-a-fee services pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement. Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Florida to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another.
California Teen Pleads Guilty In Florida To Making Hundreds Of 'Swatting' Calls Across U.S.
Federal prosecutors say a California teenager pleaded guilty in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque, among other institutions and individuals.
'Swatter-for-hire' pleads guilty to 4 counts, including 2 Florida threats
So-called "swatter-for-hire" Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty to calling in bomb and shooting threats, including two in Florida in 2023.
California teen pleads guilty to making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls across the US
A California teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque among other institutions and individuals, federal prosecutors said.
Teen 'serial swatter' behind hundreds of hoax threats across U.S. pleads guilty
Alan Filion, 18, became a “serial swatter” for profit and entertainment and made more than 375 swatting and threat calls, federal officials say.
California teen ‘serial swatter’ pleads guilty to making interstate threats
A California teenager accused of being a "serial swatter" faces up to 20 years in prison for making interstate threats after pleading guilty in federal court on Wednesday.
NY agencies receive bomb threats following seizure, euthanasia of Peanut the Squirrel
It has not been announced that the bomb threats correlate with the seizure and euthanasia of Peanut the Squirrel.
How hoax bomb threats on India flights have skyrocketed
Over 500 bomb threats were made to flights in India in October, affecting hundreds of domestic and international routes.
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Ten Arizona counties were targeted by Russian hoax bomb threats on Election Day
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes revealed Tuesday that two-thirds of Arizona’s counties — twice as many as was previously ...
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Riverside County Registrar of Voters receives second bomb threat
The Riverside County Registrar of Voters received a second bomb threat in the past week. The threat was received on Tuesday ...
Bomb threats, bad ballot scanners and a rogue precinct judge: Election Day in Pennsylvania
Secretary of State Al Schmidt said of the bomb threats, "Our voters are not going to be intimidated" after threats were sent ...
Bomb threats made against more than half of Minnesota county election offices, state says
Election offices in over half of Minnesota’s 87 counties have received bomb threats since Friday, Secretary of State Steve ...
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An inside look at how law enforcement responds to bomb threats following scares at election offices
Several election offices across Southern California were forced to evacuate after bomb threats were received in the days ...
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Hoax bomb threats sent to at least 32 Pa. counties on Election Day, police say
At least 32 Pennsylvania counties, including some of the commonwealth’s most populous, received Election Day bomb threats that interrupted voting in some places and delayed ballot counting ...
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Election offices in over half of Minnesota counties have received bomb threats since Friday, secretary of state's office says
MINNEAPOLIS — Dozens of election offices in Minnesota have received bomb threats since Friday, the Minnesota secretary of ...
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More than half of Minnesota county election offices have received bomb threats
Election offices in more than half of the state’s counties have received emailed bomb threats since Nov. 8, according to ...
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Mumbai airport gets threat; caller claims 'Azerbaijan traveller' carrying bomb
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai was placed on high alert after a bomb threat on Wednesday ...